calumniation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionsSynonyms: defamationcalumnyobloquytraducementhatchet job
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Calumniation \Ca*lum`ni*a"tion\ (k[.a]*l[u^]m`n[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name. [1913 Webster]
The calumniation of her principal counselors. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]